Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index
Fractured masterpiece -- I. From Melos to Paris -- II. Winckelmann -- III. In the hallways of the Louvre -- IV. Broken marble -- V. Two geniuses -- VI. A goddess with golden hair -- VII. The last chapter
The story of one of the most famous statues in history is fully told here, from the unearthing of the statue in 1820 through quibbles among the French, Germans, and Turks, over who should possess her